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deserving Vietnamese at home and, for that matter, intending

immigrants globally, patiently wait their turn.

We must recognize that the four Indochinese flows

possess different characteristics and motivations. We must

recognize that the automatic resettlement of every Indochinese

arrival is not only impossible but neither in Thailand's

interests, nor resettlement countries' interests nor the

applicants' interests.

We must accept that other durable

solutions require attention, commitment, cooperation and

patience. If a decent fraction of the resources for maintenance

and resettlement were available for other solutions, then

they might offer prospects of success. At the same time, we

must target more carefully and unequivocally those for whom

resettlement is the most appropriate solution. We must

ensure that close families are reunified and that the genuïne

refugee is not lost in the process. We have accomplished

much-but much remains to be done.

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